I’m thinking that ‘soreness’ covers a range of issues such as injuries that a club is trying to keep secret, resting a player, dropping a player, and, soreness.
I would consider it to be the equivalent of the ‘flu’ that Essendon used to suffer from so badly.

My concern with that option is the ongoing job security for Armstrong, coupled with him being listed on the bench. If he wasn’t named and one of my m/f pulls out with an injury, then I’m left holding the doughnut.

Maybe go with Gary Rohan instead of Armstrong then, so you’ve got the DPP option that, in the event that he gets dropped (or goes down with ‘general soreness’ and you’ve got an injury to one of your midfield players, to cover the doughnut you could switch Rohan with one of your forward line DPPs (O’Keefe and Chapman are on my forwards list) and have one of your bench forwards play in F7 (ie. Hitchcock, Gumbleton, Davis)

Make any sense? The only drawback is that you lose out on a bit of $$ as Rohan comes at a higher price than Armstrong… but I think its worth it, as I reckon Armstrong will not hold his place in the side with plenty sitting on the Adelaide injury list and the 3 suspended players to make their returns next week.

I would focus more on who you are trading in for Hargrave/Trengove seeing as you have both on the bench. Who do you want more Webberly or Armstrong? Webberly should be a better bet to play more games, but Armstrong could throw out some decent scores if he continues to get selected.

I am very focused on that side Mav. At this stage, I want bench players who will play if something untoward arises. In that regard, Webberly looks the better bet, esp if Roberton struggles to get a game later on in the season.
I have also started to realise that next week I can upgrade Waters & Trengove/Hargreaves into Enright, Gilbee, Hurn, Heater, or one of those Carlton blokes whose names escapes me. I’m now thinking that I might be able to turn JT into Rohan and have the MPP, or even combine him & Ballantyne to net me Chapman.
So yeah, I guess that means Webberly and job security.

now have the extra cash to upgrade forward line in a few weeks, my back line is starting to look good but the injury to Higgins(GS) has forced ROK to go forward, so my midfields down slightly looking for a ton from Basti

I would focus more on who you are trading in for Hargrave/Trengove seeing as you have both on the bench. Who do you want more Webberly or Armstrong? Webberly should be a better bet to play more games, but Armstrong could throw out some decent scores if he continues to get selected.

now have the extra cash to upgrade forward line in a few weeks, my back line is starting to look good but the injury to Higgins(GS) has forced ROK to go forward, so my midfields down slightly looking for a ton from Basti

Hey guys. Just had 2 late drop outs from one of our $50 cash leagues, so 2 spots left to fill if anyone is interested. Email me at supercoachwithdr@outlook.com if you would like a spot. Would love to get this filled! Cheers. DR

In all seriousness COVID should at least be some consideration for team composition. Spread the risk and expect outs – avoid too many players on a single team and job security is a key factor for rookie cover. Unless whole league shuts down…